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Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Shortfall in Procurement of Foodgrains
Department of Food & Public Distribution deals with procurement of wheat, paddy and coarsegrains at the Minimum Support Price . However, if any producer/farmer gets better price in comparison to MSP, he is free to sell his produce in open market.
Government fixes MSPs for 22 mandated agricultural crops and fair & remunerative price  for sugarcane on the basis of the recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices , after considering the views of State Governments and Central Ministries/Departments concerned and other relevant factors.
As informed by the Department of Agriculture Cooperation & Farmers Welfare, the Union Budget for 2018-19 had announced the pre-determined principle to keep MSP at a level of at least one and half times of the cost of production. Accordingly, Government had increased MSPs for all mandated crops with a return of at least 50 percent over all India weighted average cost of production for the season 2018-19. Government has recently increased the MSPs for all Kharif crops for 2019-20 season in line with the principle of providing at least 50 percent return over all India weighted average cost of production.
This information was given in a written reply by the Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Shri Danve Raosaheb Dadarao in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
World Sickle Cell Awareness Day celebrated
World Sickle Cell Awareness Day is observed on June 19th each year to raise awareness about sickle cell disease  and its impact on individuals, families and communities worldwide. Sickle cell disease is a genetic blood disorder characterized by abnormal red blood cells that take on a crescent or sickle shape and these irregularly shaped cells can cause blockages in blood vessels, leading to a variety of health complications. This year the theme of World Sickle Disease Day is ‘Building and strengthening global sickle cell communities, formalizing newborn screening and knowing your sickle cell disease status’. The theme is about recognizing the first step to understanding the genotype in infants and adults in fighting sickle cell disease. The theme also urges to utilize advanced technology to identify sickle cell disease status. The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities  under Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India is the nodal body to look after all the development agenda of Persons with Disabilities of the country. With the vision to create awareness about Sickle Cell Disease among the masses, the department observed the World Sickle Cell Disease Day through the institutions associated with it by conducting various events at more than 30 places across India. Some activities were organized across the country to observe the World Sickle Cell Disease Day awareness generation programmes, seminars & workshops national level, online quiz program, webinars essay & poster making competition.
Ministry of Education
63 students and escort teachers of Kendriya Vidyalayas and Navodaya Vidyalayas on their way to Japan for an educational exposure visit
Flag-off ceremony held in New Delhi
Ministry of Education, Government of India in collaboration with Japan Science and Technology  Agency , today flagged off a team of 63 students and escort teachers to Japan for an educational exposure visit to various places of importance - industrial organisations, museums, universities, research institutions etc. to gather first hand information and knowledge, which will help them and provide further guidance in their career. These young learners are academic performers from Kendriya Vidyalayas and Navodaya Vidyalayas from classes 11-12, who are aspiring for their higher education in different subject areas. The students are very enthusiastic and motivated for this week-long visit to Japan from July 9, 2023 to July 15, 2023.
The event was attended by Smt. Archana Sharma Awasthi, Joint Secretary, Department of School Education & Literacy, MoE; Mr. Kemmochi Yukio, Manager JST Japan; Dr. A P Behera, Joint Director, CIET-NCERT and officials from Ministry of Education, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti among others.
To develop the intellectual horizon and scientific exploration among young learners, the Japan Science and Technology Agency  with the Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education, Government of India have been implementing Sakura Science High School Programme under Sakura Science Programme  since 2014. The students are invited under the programme for short-term visits to Japan, giving them the opportunity to experience Japan’s cutting-edge science and technology as well as its culture.
India participated in the program for the first time in April, 2016. So far 411 students along with 69 supervisors have visited Japan under this programme. Last batch visited Japan in November 2019. During pandemic period, JST conducted online university visits.
Ministry of Law and Justice
Use Of Advance Technology At Courts
With its objective of universal computerisation and Information and Communication Technology enablement of all the District & Subordinate Court complexes, Department of Justice in close coordination with eCommittee of Supreme Court of India is implementing eCourts Mission Mode Project. To explore the use of artificial intelligence  in judicial domain, the Supreme Court of India has constituted Artificial Intelligence Committee which has mainly identified application of AI technology in Translation of judicial documents, Legal research assistance and Process automation. However, in the eCourts Phase II, which is under implementation since 2015, AI and Blockchain Technology have not been used.
As Phase II of the eCourts project is coming to an end, a draft Vision Document has been formulated by the eCommittee of the Supreme Court for eCourts Project Phase III. Based on this document, a Detailed Project Report  is being prepared by the eCommittee of Supreme Court of India. In the draft DPR, the eCommittee of the Supreme Court of India mentions about use of AI and Blockchain technology.
Disposal of cases in courts is within the domain of the judiciary. No time frame has been prescribed for disposal of various kinds of cases by the respective courts. Government has no role in disposal of cases in courts. Timely disposal of cases in courts depends on several factors which, inter-alia, include availability of adequate number of judges and judicial officers, supporting court staff and physical infrastructure, complexity of facts involved, nature of evidence, co-operation of stake holders viz. bar, investigation agencies, witnesses and litigants and proper application of rules and procedures. There are several other factors which may lead to delay in disposal of cases. These, inter-alia, include vacancies of judges, frequent adjournments and lack of adequate arrangement to monitor, track and bunch cases for hearing. However, as per the draft DPR, AI might be used for Prediction and Forecast, Improving Administrative Efficiency, Automated Filing, Smart Scheduling of Cases, Enhancing the Case Information System & Communicate with litigants through chat bots which may assist in early disposal of cases.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Law and Justice, Shri Kiren Rijiju in a written reply in Rajya Sabha, today.
Ministry of Tourism
50 crore vaccine doses a huge confidence booster for Tourism: Shri G.Kishan Reddy
The Minister for Tourism, Culture, and Development of North Eastern Region  , Shri G Kishan Reddy has said that the Covid 19 vaccination crossing the landmark of 50 crore doses would serve as a huge confidence booster for Tourism.
“With 50 crore #COVID vaccines administered, we have proven to the world that India is emerging from the pandemic with the concerted efforts of our people, health care providers & the @narendramodi govt! #SabkoVaccineMuftVaccine”, the minister tweeted
Tweet: https://twitter.com/kishanreddybjp/status/1423674302314868741?s=20
The Union Minister has said that vaccination plays and important role towards the revival of tourism. “The universal vaccination programmme will not only help the tourism industry to bounce back but increase the confidence of foreign tourists and hence support domestic tourism recovery”, he added. Mr Reddy urged all the citizens and the tourism stakeholders to cooperate and come forward for vaccination so that they can be protected from the virus. However, he also stressed that we all must follow the protocols recommended by the Ministry of Health including social distancing norms, the wearing face masks and appropriate distancing.
The Union Minister also attributed the fast pace of vaccination to several proactive steps taken under the leadership of the Prime Minister. He added “Today, the results which we are witnessing are primarily due to the relentless efforts of our government under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister. We made the government work as an incubator for vaccine development and hence could vaccinate more people daily than any other country in the world”.
The Union Minister also has commended the work done by the front-line workers and other medical staff. “I would like to salute all Front-Line Health workers that include Doctors, Nurses, Municipal workers, ASHA workers, and Government Servants. They have been the ‘Suraksha Kavacchh’ against COVID-19 even before the vaccination program rolled out”, the minister added.
The Minister has said that the speed at which the vaccine drive has been rolled out since the new phase of universalization of COVID 19 vaccination commenced from 21st June 2021 has generated a sense of security among the people, “It took us only 20 days to administer the last 10 crore vaccines and this shows the agility with which the government is working towards universal vaccination”
Ministry of Steel
India Pavilion set to Showcase Opportunities in Steel sector at EXPO2020 Dubai; Union Steel Minister Ram Chandra Prasad Singh to Inaugurate
‘Steel Week’ at India Pavilion will be attended by representatives from India’s leading Steel Producers
The India Pavilion at EXPO 2020, Dubai is all set to host ‘Steel Week’ from 11th March 2022. The weeklong event, culminating on 17th March 2022, will highlight the expertise of the Steel sector in India and showcase an array of opportunities as well as business potential in India’s steel sector.
Delegation of Ministry of Steel will be led by Shri Ram Chandra Prasad Singh, Union Minister of Steel. Senior officials from the leading steel producers of India including SAIL, JSW, JSPL, Tata Steel, AM/NS India will accompany the delegation.
The delegation will meet senior officials from Mubadala Investment Company, Abu Dhabi, to explore investment opportunities in Indian steel sector. Meetings of senior officials from Dubai Chamber of Commerce, UAE-based steel producers & steel user companies have been lined up to explore opportunities for collaboration of Indian steel companies and to showcase investment opportunities in India. A special session on the ₹6,322 crore Production-Linked Incentive  scheme for Specialty Steel has been scheduled during the week. The delegation will also visit prominent country pavilions.
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Ministry of Home Affairs
Modernization of Police Forces
The Government of India has, on 27.09.2017, approved implementation of the umbrella scheme of “Modernisation of Police Forces ”. The umbrella scheme has two verticals – Security Related Expenditure  of specific theatres & Modernisation of Police Forces. Salient features of the Modernisation of Police Forces vertical are given below:
- Central assistance is provided to the State Governments for weapons, equipment for Forensics, Information Technology, Communication, Training, etc. The scheme is focused on facilitating targeted interventions and ‘mobility’ and ‘construction of police infrastructure including housing’ is now permitted in case of Jammu & Kashmir, insurgency affected North Eastern  States and Left Wing Extremism  affected Districts.
- Three Himalayan States, namely, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh and 8 North Eastern States including Sikkim are eligible to receive financial assistance on 90:10 Centre:State sharing basis. The remaining States are eligible for financial assistance on 60:40 Centre: State sharing basis.
- Assistance for specific projects in the North-East region.
- Approved central outlay is Rs. 7,380 crore for the 3 years’ period from 2017-18 to 2019-20.
State Action Plans  of 25 States for the financial year 2019-20 under the sub-scheme of Assistance to States for Modernisation of Police have been approved by High Powered Committee . State-wise details of funds allocated under the sub-scheme of ‘Assistance to States for Modernisation of Police’ during current year, i.e., 2019-20 is given below:

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S.No.
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State
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Allocation 
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1.
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Andhra Pradesh
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24.46
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2.
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Arunachal Pradesh
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3.92
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3.
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Assam
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26.4
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4.
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Bihar
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27.62
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5.
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Chhattisgarh
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9.72
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6.
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Goa
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1.03
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7.
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Gujarat
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25.58
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8.
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Haryana
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11.48
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9.
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Himachal Pradesh
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3.5
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10.
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Jammu & Kashmir
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39.9
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11.
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Jharkhand
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9.21
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12.
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Karnataka
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38.37
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13.
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Kerala
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16.11
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14.
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Madhya Pradesh
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27.11
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15.
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Maharashtra
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47.11
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16.
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Manipur
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9.55
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17.
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Meghalaya
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3.75
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18.
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Mizoram
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4.77
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19.
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Nagaland
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10.74
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20.
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Odisha
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15.6
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21.
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Punjab
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16.42
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22.
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Rajasthan
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31.26
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23.
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Sikkim
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1.77
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24.
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Tamil Nadu
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34.84
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25.
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Tripura
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7.84
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26.
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Telangana
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17.48
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27.
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Uttar Pradesh
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63.19
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28.
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Uttarakhand
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3.37
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29.
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West Bengal
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28.9
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Sub-total
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561
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Contingency Reserve
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39.57
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Mega City Policing
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32.025
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Programme Management Unit
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0.45
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20% for Police Reforms
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158.26
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Greyhounds Training Centre in Andhra Pradesh
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20
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G/Total
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811.30
This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri G. Kishan Reddy in a written reply to question in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Sports Ministry’s TOPS approves foreign training camps for Neeraj Chopra and three other athletes, clears approximately Rs. 94 lakh in funding
Mission Olympic Cell  in its 86th meeting on November 18th approved Olympic Gold Medallist Neeraj Chopra’s proposal to train at Loughborough University in the United Kingdom . Neeraj, along with coach Dr. Klaus Bartonietz and physiotherapist Ishaan Marwaha would be training at Loughborough for 63 days and are set to leave for the UK later this week.
Besides Neeraj, the MOC also cleared the proposals for shuttler Kidambi Srikanth, who, along with his coach and physiotherapist will be training at Prisma Sports Club, Jakarta, Indonesia for 29 days, wrestler Deepak Punia, who along with his physiotherapist would be training in Michigan, USA for 34 days, and Javelin thrower and Commonwealth Games medallist Annu Rani, who along with her physiotherapist would be training at Leichtathletik-Gemeinschaft  Offenburg, Germany under coach Werner Daniels who had earlier also trained Neeraj Chopra.
Funding for these would be provided under the Sports Authority of India’s  Target Olympic Podium Scheme  and would cover the player and their support staff’s flight, accommodation, local travel, and food costs among other expenditures. TOPS will also provide each athlete an out-of-pocket allowance of $50 per day for any other expense they might incur during their stay.
The total approximate cost for the training of all the above-mentioned athletes would be around Rs 94 lakh which would be cleared under the Ministry of Youth Affair and Sports’  National Sports Development Fund
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs
More than 202.16 Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
More than 5.17 Crore balance and unutilized vaccine doses still available with States/UTs
The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The nationwide COVID 19 vaccination started on 16th January 2021. The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21st June 2021. The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain.
As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In the new phase of the universalization of the COVID19 vaccination drive, the Union Government will procure and supply  75% of the vaccines being produced by the vaccine manufacturers in the country to States and UTs.
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VACCINE DOSES
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SUPPLIED
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2,02,16,02,325
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BALANCE AVAILABLE
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|
5,17,71,950
More than 202.16 crore  vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far through Govt. of India  and through direct state procurement category.
More than 5.17 Cr  balance and unutilized COVID Vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs to be administered.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Modi Government approves implementation of Inter-Operable Criminal Justice System  project during the period 2022-23 to 2025-26
Under guidance of Union Minister of Home Affairs Shri Amit Shah, Phase II of the ICJS project will be a step towards ensuring effective and modern policing
Project will be implemented as a Central Sector Scheme at a total cost of Rs. 3,375 crore
The Modi Government has approved the implementation of the Inter-Operable Criminal Justice System  project by the Ministry of Home Affairs at a total cost of Rs.3,375 crore during the period from 2022-23 to 2025-26. Under the guidance of the Union Minister of Home Affairs Shri Amit Shah, Phase II of the ICJS project will be a step towards ensuring effective and modern policing. The project will be implemented as a Central Sector Scheme.
The ICJS system would be made available through a dedicated and secure cloud-based infrastructure with high speed connectivity. National Crime Records Bureau  will be responsible for the implementation of the project in association with National Informatics Center . The project will be implemented in collaboration with the States and Union Territories.
Background
Inter-Operable Criminal Justice System  is a national platform for enabling integration of the main IT system used for delivery of Criminal Justice in the country by five pillars namely:-
- Police ,
- e-Forensics for Forensic Labs,
- e-Courts for Courts,
- e-Prosecution for Public Prosecutors
- e-Prisons for Prisons.
In Phase-I of the ICJS project, individual IT systems have been implemented and stabilized; also search of records have been enabled on these systems.
Under Phase-II, the system is being built on the principle of ‘one data one entry’ whereby data is entered only once in one pillar and the same is then available in all other pillars without the need to re-enter the data in each pillar.
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Ministry of Women and Child Development
100% implementation of E-Office under Special Campaign 2.0 of Ministry of Women and Child Development
Ministry of Women and Child Development is deeply committed to institutionalizing Swachhata and minimizing pendency in the Ministry, autonomous bodies and field formations. The following progress has been made by Ministry of Women and Child Development w.r.t disposal of pending references during the period from December, 2022 to August, 2023:
- 12,202 physical files weeded out
- 100% implementation of E-Office
- 4,571 pending Public Grievances disposed of
- 1,467 pending Public Grievance Appeals disposed of
- Revenue of Rs.88,166/- earned from scrap disposal.
Further, the following best practices have been adopted by the Ministry under the Swachhata Campaign:
- User credentials have been created for 37 Sub-Appellate Authorities  on the CPGRAMS portal for decentralizing and expediting disposal of PG Appeals.
- Beautification of offices and renovation of rooms
Cabinet
Cabinet Secretary condoles death of Dr. Guruprasad Mohapatra, Secretary DPIIT
Cabinet Secretary Shri Rajiv Gauba has expressed deep shock at the untimely death of Dr. Guruprasad Mohapatra, Secretary DPIIT. In his condolence message, Shri Gauba said
“Dr. Mohapatra was a dear colleague and an outstanding civil servant with exceptional qualities of strategic thinking and leadership.
As the head of one of the Empowered Groups, he worked with utmost dedication in the ongoing fight against Covid-19 pandemic.
Even after he had tested positive and was not well, he continued to work for long hours, monitoring the supply of oxygen across the country, under very challengingcircumstances.
He will be remembered for his proactive approach and his commitment to public service. His untimely death is an irreparable loss to all of us. I extend my deepest condolences to the members of his family.”
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Plantation Along the Highways
In a written replying to a question on plantations along National Highways in Rajya Sabha today, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari informed that the Indian Road Congress  has published guidelines on Landscaping and Tree Plantation  to focus attention on different aspects of landscaping, broad guidelines on landscaping & plantation, types of species which includes general considerations relating to landscaping, specific aspects relevant to rural and urban highways, landscaping problems of existing roads and maintenance of the landscaping facilities. These Guidelines have been adopted by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways for plantation along the National Highways.
A sum of about Rs.80.60 crores was spent during the last financial year for carrying out plantation through forest department/Government agencies, as deposit work including through private agencies. Besides above, plantation is carried out by Concessionaire/ contractor as a scope of agreement.
President's Secretariat
President of India to inaugurate 7th International Dharma Dhamma Conference in Bhopal tomorrow
The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu will visit Bhopal  tomorrow  to inaugurate the 7th International Dharma Dhamma Conference, organised by the India Foundation in collaboration with Sanchi University of Buddhist-Indic Studies.